Polaroid Land Camera Advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s

Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Polaroid sponsored shows like &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221; during which the hosts would take time to endorse the cameras during the show itself rather than cut to commercials. The montage above takes viewers back to a time when fancy new Polaroid cameras cost $69.95 &#8212; or $1.19 a week.

Here&#8217;s another clip from a 1960 episode of &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221; featuring host Jack Paar showing off a Polaroid camera while comedian Jerry Lewis causes a ruckus in the background: